Turkey Begins Reversing Gains By Islamic Coalition

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July 3, 1997

ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey's new government on Wednesday launched an aggressive campaign to roll back the gains of the Islamic-led coalition it replaced just two days ago. Turkey's secular leaders began reversing pro-Islam policies, stopped construction on a mosque and began investigating several Muslim officials. The Islamic-led government on Monday resigned under pressure from the military, which regards itself as the main guarantor of Turkey's secular system.